Shock-loader.



0. L. GILLILAND.

SHOCK LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED 0011a, 1912.

1,073,849, Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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0. L. GILLILAND.

SHOCK LOADER.

APPLIOATION FILED 00'1.18, 1912.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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O. L. GILLILAND.

SHOCK LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 18, 1912.

1,073,849, Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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O. L. GILLILAND.

SHOCK LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.18, 1912.

1,073,849. Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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SHOGK LOADEB.

APPLIOATION mum 0012.18, 1912.

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O. L. GILLILAND.

SHOCK LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED O0T.1B, 1912.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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TINTT STA OBRA L. GILLILANI), OF DOYON, NORTH DAKOTA.

SHOCK-LOADER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORRA L. G.ILLIL.=\ND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Doyon, in the county of Ramsey and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shock-Loaders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention has for its object to provide an improved shock loader and is in the nature of or improvement on the shock loader disclosed and claimed in my pending application S. N. (337,327, filed of date, July 7th, 1911.

Generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view showing the improved machine with some parts removed; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine with the conveyors re moved; Fig. 3 is a right side elevation of the machine; Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of the machine; Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line zr -w on Fig. 1 with some parts removed; Fig. 6 is a view in elevation, some parts broken away and some parts sectioned, she-wing one of the conveyors looking at the same in the direction of the arrow marked 3 on Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a detail view in side elevation, some parts being sectioned and some parts being broken away, showing certain of the driving connections shown also, but not as clearly as in Fig. 3; Fig. 8 is a detail in rear elevation showing the driving connections and one of the conveyers; and Fig. 9 is a fragmentary View in rear elevation showing the driving connections and one of the conveyers.

The carrying truck of the machine comprises a truck frame 1, rotary rear axle 2, rear traction wheels 3 secured on the ends of said axle 2, and front wheels 4 jourualed on oscillatory knuckles 5 that are pivoted to suitable bearing brackets 6 rigidly secured to the side bars of the said frame 1. The steering of the machine is accoi'nplished by movements of the front wheels t and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 18, 1912.

Patented Sept. 23, .1 913.

Serial No. 726,460.

knuckles 5, and to this end the said knuckles 5 are provided with projecting arms 7 connected by links 8 to the ends of a long steering beam 9 that is intermcdiately pivoted to a bearing 10 on one of the transverse bars 1 of the frame 1. The ends of the beam 9 are connected to the opposite ends of a steering cable 11, the intermediate portion of which is wound upon a drum 12 securcd to the rod 13 of a steering wheel 11. This rod 18, at its lower end, is journaled in a suitable bearing on an operating platform 1 carried by the rear portion of the truck frame 1.

The fm'wardly projecting side bars of the fame 1 are spaced apart to afford a working space for a sc -called gathering deck which is preferably in the form of a forwardly inclined gathering fork 15. The gathering fork 15 is adjusthbly supported from the truck frame 1 by two crank shafts 1G and 17, which, at their ends are journaled in the side of the frame 1, (see l igs. 3 and 1). At the righthand side of the machine, the crank shafts 1G and 17 are provided, respectively, with upwardly projecting arms 1G and 17 that are connected to the front ends of operating rods 18 and 19. The rear ends of the said rods 18 and 1!) are connected to latch levers .20 and 2-1 that are pivoted to and cooperating with lock segments 22 secured, as shown, on the operating platform 1 (see particularly Figs. 3 and 1). liy manipulation of the crank shafts l6 and 17 the gathering fork 15 may be adjusted both vertically and longitudinally of the machine.

Extending rearward and upward from the gathering fork 15 is a so-called primary elevator deck 23, which, as shown, made up of forwardly inclined longitudinal slats, and transverse connecting bars. The slats of the said deck .23, at their front ends are connected by hinges 21 to the slats of the gathering fork 15, at points considerably rearward at the front ends of the latter (see particularly Fl 's. 2 and 3). The rear portion of the so-called primary elevator deck 23 is supported from the frame 1., by a trans verse crank shaft 25, (sec l igs. 3 and 1), which crank shaft permits forward and rearward :uljustments of the primary elevatordeck. This co-called primary elevator deck is, in a sense, a supplmnental frame which includes a deck and is arranged to support endless conveyors, presently to be described.

Carried by and rigidly secured to the rearend portion of a so-called primary elevatorj deck 23, is a'so-called secondary elevator deck 26. This deck 26 extends transversely which are journaled in the frame 40, and one of which projects at its lower end and is provided with a beveled .gear 44, shown in Figs. :4 and 7. r

of the machine and projects at the right hand side thereof; The entire portion thereof inclines forwardly at an. angle. of about 45 degrees, and the projecting right hand portion thereof rises obliquely at an angle of about 30 degrees to the horizontal. Rigidly secured on the sides of the primary elevator deck 23 is a pair of conveyer frames 27 and 28', which, in the direction transverselyof the machine, are tipped or cantedover towardeach other at an angle of about 30 degrees to the perpendicular. The lefthand frame 27 terminates at the front edge of the secondary elevator deck 26, but the right hand frame 28 extends along the front edge of thein'clined right hand portion of said deck 26, and" its rear face stands at an.

angle of about 90 degrees to the projecting portion of the said deck 26. Journaled in the left hand frame 27 near the ends thereof, and in the ends and angular corner of the right hand frame 28, are oblique shafts 29 provided with upper and lower sprocket wheels 30, over which upper and lower sprocket chains 31 are arranged to run; F astened to and surrounding each pair of upper and lower sprocket chains 31- are slatted con veyer belts 32 that are provided with obliquely projecting wide conveyer blades 33. Certain of the slats of the belt 32 are provided with depending trunnio-ns 34, on which are journaled' small wheels 35 arranged to run in endless channel-shaped guides 36. These channel shaped guides'36 are rigidly secured to the lower portions of the frames 27 and 28 and follow the linesof movement of the lower portions of the conveyer belts 32.

The purpose of cutting, the lower edges of the conveying blades 33 obliquely is to cause the same to clear the bars of the.- primary elevator deck 23, as shown in Fig. 5,, and to clear the inclined secondary. elevator deck 26', as shown in Fig. 1. To brace saidbl'ades 33' from the said; bolts 32 without interfering with the movements of the belt around the sprocket wheels 31, oblique brace rods 37 are hinged to the said, blades. and to adjacent slats of the said belts, as shown. in

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"are. so spaced that the blades 33 pass freely between them.

lviounted. on. the lower or left hand rear portion of the secondary elevator deck 26 is an auxiliary conveyer comprising a frame 40, and an endless belt 41 having conveyer blades 42. The said conveyer belt 41 runs ver suitable guide rollers, the shafts 43 of that the rear axle 2,.which is driven from the V rear traction wheels 3=is provided with a centrally located sprocket 45. A sprocket chain. 46 runs over the sprocket 45 and over the sprocket 47' on a transverse shaft 48 j ournaled in suitable bearings on the primary deck 23 (see Figs. 3, 4, 7 and 8). At its projecting right hand end, the shaft 48 (see particularly Fig. 8) is provided with a bevel'ed gear 49 that meshes with a bevel gear 50 on the lower end of a shaft 51 that is journaled in suitable hearings on the bottom of the obliquelaterally projecting portion of the right hand frame 29. At its upper end, this shaft 51 is provided with a bevel gear 52 that meshes with a bevel gear 53 on the depending end of the upper or outermost conveyer driving shaft 29. By this means, the right hand conveyer belt 32 is driven. The rear shaft 29 of the left hand conveyer (see Fig. 9') is. provided at its projecting lower end with a beveled gear 54 that meshes with a beveled gear 55 on the transverse shaft 48. vThe upper shaft 43j0f the auxiliary conveyer (see Figs. 4 and 7) has, as already stated, at its depending lower end a beveled gear 44. This beveled gear 44 meshes with a. beveled gear 56 on the upper end of an oblique shaft 57' mounted in suitable hearings on the deck 23 and provided at its lower end with a beveled gear 58 that meshes with a beveled gear 59' on the said transverse shaft 48. I

Under advance movement of the machine, the shocks, bundles or loose grain along the line of travel, will be picked up by the fork and delivered onto the lower front end of.

At this point the blades 42 of the auxiliary conveyer belt 41 act upon the bundles to carry the same out of engagement with the blades of the left hand conveyer andto right hand conveyer, by which latter, the upward movement of the bundles on. the inclined laterally projecting portion of the said secondary elevator deck 26, will be continued. By the said deck 26 and the deliver the same solely to the blades of the blades offthe said right hand conveyer, the i bundles will be elevated to a point of disof the transversely extended portions of the frame 28 and of the right hand conveyor belt 32 causes these bundles to be tilted or canted over against the said belt 32 so that the discharge movement thereof will be accomplished by the single conveyer, to-wit, by the transversely'moving portion of the said right hand conveyer belt 32.

It will be noted that the front end portion of the primary elevator deck 23 is supported directly by the gathering fork 15, and that the Said gathering fork is adjustably supported from the truck frame 1 by the crank shafts 16 and 17. Adjustments of the crank shaft 16 serve to move the fork 15 forwardly and rearwardly, and adjustments of the crank shaft 17 serve to raise and lower the front end of the said fork. The rear portion of the deck 23 being supported by the oscillatory crank shaft 25, is free to partake of the adjustments of the fork 15 to which the front end thereof is connected by hinges 24.

Figs. 1 and 4: are complete views except for parts broken away in Fig. 3, for the sake of clearness and to avoid complications, the conveyer belts 32 are removed from the sprocket chains 31.

What I claim is:

1. In a machine of the kind described, the combinatiton with a truck, of a gathering deck supported from the frame of said truck, an inclined elevator deck receiving from said gatherin deck and adjustably supported in part by said receiving deck and in part by said truck frame, and a pair of opposite endless conveyers operative to carry the bundles upward on said elevator deck and converging toward their upper portions so that they overlie said elevator deck.

2. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with a truck, of a gathering fork at the front thereof, an inclined elevator deck receiving from said fork, and a pair of opposite endless conveyer belts provided with projecting blades and converging toward their upper portion so that they overlie said elevator deck.

3. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with a truck, of a gathering fork at the front of said truck, an inclined primary elevator deck receiving from said fork, a secondary elevator deck receiving from said primary deck and set in a plane that inclines obliquely toward the front of the machine, and conveyors cooperating with said deck to move the bundles from the receiving portion of said primary deck to the delivery portion of said secondary deck.

4. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with a truck, of a gathering fork at the front thereof, an inclined primary elevator deck receiving from said fork, a transversely inclined secondary elevator deck receiving from said primary deck, and a pair of opposite endless conveyers coiiperating to carry the bundles over said primary deck, and one thereof extending along said secondary deck and serving to carry the bundles over the latter.

5. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with a truck, of a gathering fork at the front thereof, an inclined primary elevator deck receiving material from said fork, a transversely inclined secondary elevator deck receiving from said primary deck, and a pair of opposite endless conveyers cooperating to carry the bundles over said primary deck, one thereof extending along said secondary deck and serving to carry the bundles over the latter, and an auxiliary conveyer on the receiving portion of said secondary deck serving to assist in starting the bundles upward on said secondary deck.

6. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with a truck, of a gathering fork at the front thereof, an inclined primary elevator deck receiving from said fork a transversely inclined secondary elevator deck receiving from said primary deck, a pair of opposite endless conveyors cooperating to carry the bundles over said primary deck, one thereof extending along said secondary deck and serving to carry the bundles over the latter, and an endless bladeequipped auxiliary conveyor 011 the receiving portion of said secondary deck, substantially as described.

7. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with a truck, of a gathering fork at the front thereof, an inclined elevator deck receiving from said fork, a secondary elevator deck receiving from said primary deck and projecting at one side of the machine, the said secondary deck being set in a plane that inclines obliquely toward the front and to one side of the machine, and a pair of opposite endless conveyors cooperating to carry the bundles over said primary deck, and one thereof extending also along the lower front side of the transversely projecting portion of said secondary deck and serving to carry the bundles over the same.

8. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with a truck, of a gathering fork at the front thereof, an inclined e'le' o'osin ortions offisaid endless conve ,ers

being inclined toward each other so that they overlie said primary'd'eckand the transversely extended portion of the one con: veyer being forwardly inclined.

9'. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with a truck, of a gathering fork at the front thereof, an inclined elevato'r deck receiving from: said, fork, a secondary elevator deck receiving from said primary deck and projecting atone side of the machine, the said secondary deck being inclined both in a direction lbngitnd-inally and transversely ofthe machine, and a pair of opposite endless-conveyers cooperating to carry the bundles oversaid primary deck,

and one thereof extending also along the lower front side of the transversely project- 7 ing portion of said secondarydeck and serving to carry the bundles over the same, and an endiess auxiliary conweyer overlying the rear edge of the receiving portion of. said secondary deck;

1 0. In a machineof the kind described,

' the combination With a truck, of a gathering fork at the front thereof, an inclined elevator deck receivingfrom said fork, a secon'dary elevator deck receiving from said primary deck and projecting at one side of a the machine, the said: secondary deck being Copies of thispaten-t may be ottained for fivecents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. 7

inclined both direction longitudinafly and transversely ofthe machine, and a pair of opposite: endless conveyors cooperating, to

carry the bundles oversaid primary deck, one I thereof extending also; alongthe lower front-{ 7 tions of said? endless conveyors being 111- c'lined toward. each otherso that they overlie said: primary deck, the transverselyextended portions of the one conveyer being forwar'diiy inclined, and a'transversely extend ed forward inclined endless auxil ary conveyer overlying. the rear edge of the "receiv-.-.;,

ingportion of said secondary deck, substantiall y assdescribed;

11; In a machine ofthekind described,

the combination with, a truck, of a gathering fork,ia pair of crank shafts adjustably sup- 7 1 porting said fork from the truck frame,

means for operating said crank shafts, an elevator deck overlying and receiving from said fork, and means for carrying the bundlfesupward over said elevator deck;

1 2.. In a machine of the kind described, the combination: With a truck, ofa gathering fork, a pair of crank shafts adjustably'supporting said fork from thetruck frame, means for operating said crank shafts, an elevator deck everlyingand receiving from said: fork, and means forcarrying, the bundles upward-I over said elevator deck,a transversely extended inclined secondary elevator deck receiving from the first named deck, and" means for carrying the bundles over said; secondary deck.

In testimony whereof; I my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ORRA L. GILLI'LAND. Witnesses:

I G. DTHoMrsoN, WALTER GLEN.

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